Mass Hort to host symposium on perennial plants

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Aug 13, 2018 at 12:01 AM

On Tuesday, Aug. 21, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in partnership with the Perennial Plant Association, will host some of the area’s most renowned horticultural writers, designers and growers for a daylong symposium highlighting perennial plant varieties and designs.

On Tuesday, Aug. 21, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in partnership with the Perennial Plant Association, will host some of the area’s most renowned horticultural writers, designers and growers for a daylong symposium highlighting perennial plant varieties and designs. This northeast regional perennial plant symposium is open to all levels of gardeners and professionals.

This year’s symposium includes four presentations led by some of the perennial industry’s best: Bobbie Schwartz, owner of Bobbie’s Green Thumb, will present “Garden Renovation: Transform Your Yard into the Garden of Your Dreams;” C.L. Fornari, author and host of “GardenLine” and “Plantrama” podcasts: “Shade Gardening;” Deborah Trickett, owner of the Captured Garden, will present “Power Couples: Perennial Pairings for Attention-getting Gardens and Containers;” and Nancy Lawson, author of ‘The Humane Gardener,” will present “The Humane Gardener: Nurturing Habitat for Wildlife.”

The symposium will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley. For more details, schedule and to register, please visit www.masshort.org.